Most Damaging Tsunamis

  • Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)

    Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
    Magnitude-9
    Death Toll- 20,000
    know as the the Great Lisbon Earthquake
  • Krakatoa Eruption (java/Sumatra)

    Krakatoa Eruption (java/Sumatra)
    Magnitude- VEI
    Death Toll- 36,000
    Tsunami Traveled 3,000 miles
  • Aleutian Earthquakes (Alaska)

    Aleutian Earthquakes (Alaska)
    Magnitude- 8.1
    Death toll- 160
    it coasted over $26 million in damaged
  • Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)

    Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
    Magnitude- 9.5
    death toll- 61
    The Tsunami was the result of the largest earthquake ever
  • Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)

    Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
    Magnitude- 9.2
    Death toll- 130
    Its called good Friday because it occurred at 5:36pm on a Friday
  • Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)

    Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
    Magnitude- 7.8
    Death toll 120
    this Earthquake produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japan History
  • Papua New Guinea Earthquake (papua New Guinea)

    Papua New Guinea Earthquake (papua New Guinea)
    Magnitude- 7.1
    Death toll- 2,100
    The Tsunami wave reached 15m (49ft) tall
  • Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Magnitude- 9.1
    Death toll- 230,000
    this Tsunami lasted for several hours
  • Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Island)

    Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Island)
    Magnitude- 8.1
    Death toll- 200
    In the southern pacific ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone
  • Chile Earthquake (Chile)

    Chile Earthquake (Chile)
    Magnitude- 8.8
    Death toll 700
    This Tsunami also hit Hawaii, Japan, and the the Philippines
  • Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)

    Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
    Magnitude- 9.1
    Death toll- 20,000
    more than 450,000 people became homeless after this.
  • Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)

    Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
    Magnitude- 7.5
    Death toll- 4,300
    over 2.4 million people were affected during this Tsunami